At the time of his death, Otis Redding, an American singer-songwriter, record producer, talent scout, and arranger, had a net worth of $10 million.
Otis was a unique artist during that period because he had his own publishing rights and wrote his own songs.
Zelma would receive tens of millions of dollars in royalties from the rights and royalties of her husband in the decades after his death. Redding is considered one of the greatest singers in American pop music history and has had a profound impact on the development of soul and rhythm and blues music.
In December 1967, he lost his life in a plane crash at the age of 26.